What sort of utter weirdo irons baby clothes? That's up there with ironing tea towels.

I don't iron anything, baby or otherwise, because I dry it on a line and it doesn't get creased, but even if I did become some sort of mad ironer, WHY would you do baby clothes? They propel explosive yellow poo or cheesy milk sick over everything and go through 6 babygros a day.

I wasn't going to bother but after washing things my MIL said I should iron them. My own mother said she never bothered but OH feels I should. I should note that my own mother is a hoarder with a liberal understanding of clean and tidy while MILs house looks like a show home. So I think both me and OH thought it's more normal and acceptable to iron than not.

YANBU in the slightest. Ironing baby clothes is bizarre behaviour. I don't iron anything except this one shirt I have that dries wrinkled. Everything else I just shake out and hang to dry properly and voila!Spend time you would be ironing sitting down or doing something you want to do instead

Right, step away from the iron. What were you even thinking, trying to iron stuff? It’s too tiny and baby will spend most of his or her time curled up anyway. It’ll be covered soon in pee, poo, spit up, vomit and milk- creases will be the least of your worries! You could be doing several outfit changes a day (you and them...), do not be worrying about ironing stuff. Everyone will be looking at his or her tiny little face and hands to be thinking you’re slovenly for not ironing their clothes. No-one will notice.

Now is a great time to practice ignoring what your mum and mil think. And to tell your dh that if something is that important then he can do it himself! The only clothes I've ironed for my 1 year old were dresses for a christening and her dress for her birthday party. Life is too short and you really will be too busy once baby is here.

Step away from the iron, woman. You are clearly at the mercy of your hormones and nesting instinct just now but you need to fight off the ironing impulse.

Baby clothes do not need to be ironed, and you have more important things to do - just now that means trying to relax before baby arrives and, after the birth, it means cuddling your baby (while looking at him/her in complete admiration) as much as is humanly possible. Ironing baby clothes should not feature in your schedule. If your OH want the clothes ironed, he can get on with it. But I bet he'll change his mind once sleep deprivation and 6-8 baby outfits a day kick n...

I very occasionally ironed a little dress if it was a special occasion but otherwise life is just too short! (Little tip, I've found that hair straighteners are very good for getting the odd crease out if needed)

If your oh wants the baby clothes ironed he can go out and find the tiny iron that can do the job! There are not enough hours in the day to iron the amount of clothes a new baby goes through! Put your feet up and tell your oh to jog on.